27th, 1800 by the District of Columbia Daily Advertiser. Below is the transcript of the full
advertisement:
Stop the villain! RAN away from the subscriber the 12th of May, 1800, a likely negro
man, named HARRY. 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high, aged 36 or 37 years; he has generally a
down look; his complexion is of a brown, his hair longer than negroes usually wear it,
and he is bowlegged, though active and well made. For some years past he lived at the
Occoquan Mills. He has lived in Alexandria, and was there in January, February, and
March, 1799, working with one Turner, a carpenter, or house joiner--His trade is that of a
carpenter, though he has worked frequently at the House joyner's, ship carpenter's & mill
right's business, and from his understanding and ingenuity, is capable of doing good
work at either, when attended to. I expect he will forge pass and go off and hire himself,
as he can write an indifferent hand. He calls himself Henry Brown. All persons, and
particularly tradesmen with masters and owners of vessels, are cautioned against
harboring, employing, taking on board, or carrying off said negro, and will prosecute all
such with the utmost rigour. Any person who will apprehend the said Negro Harry, shall
receive the following rewards, to wit, TEN DOLLARS if taken up within 20 miles of the
town of Dumfries, in the county of Prince William, and state of Virginia, and either
secured in the prison of the said county, so that I get him, or delivered to me at my place
of residence in the said county and state; TWENTY DOLLARS, if taken up more than
twenty, and within thirty miles of the aforesaid town, and secured in the prison of the
county where taken, so that I get him, or delivered to me as aforesaid, FIFTY
DOLLARS if taken out of the state or more than thirty miles from the aforesaid town,
within the state, to be secured in prison, so that I get him, or delivered to me. Bertrand
Ewell. May 27, 1800.
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